20 movies like American Guerrilla in the Philippines, ordered by similarity : They Shall Not Grow Old(2018), The Inglorious Bastards(1978), Marine Raiders(1944), Midway(2019), The Second Lieutenant(1993), The Camp Followers(1965), San Demetrio, London(1943), Malaya(1950), Fires on the Plain(1959), Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero(2018), Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison(1957), Fury(2014) ...
War
USA
1950
105 Minutes
Tyrone Power Micheline Presle Tom Ewell Robert Patten Tommy Cook Juan Torena Jack Elam Robert Barrat Carleton Young Maria Del Val Eddie Infante
soldier love interest friend gen. douglas macarthur ensign thrilling patriotic philippines ship jungle survival world war ii journey resistance new romance betrayal escape quest underdog 1940s
American soldiers stranded in the Philippines after the Japanese invasion form guerrilla bands to fight back.
Documentary, War, Drama, History
UK|New Zealand
2018
99 Minutes
soldier army recruit british officer british soldier british soldiers german soldier german troops bleak emotional moving patriotic powerful sad somber war zone france belgium united kingdom trenches training camp
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
War, Action
1978
93 Minutes
Bo Svenson Fred Williamson Ian Bannen Peter Hooten Jackie Basehart Michel Constantin Debra Berger Raimund Harmstorf Michael Pergolani
soldier deserter thief assassin prisoner lieutenant intense confident gutsy thrilling dark patriotic france world war ii prison break dangerous mission captivity nazism friendship adventure
Two officers (Bo Svenson, Ian Bannen) lead military misfits on a mission to steal a Nazi V-2 rocket gyroscope.
War
USA
1944
91 Minutes
Pat O'Brien Robert Ryan Ruth Hussey Frank McHugh Barton MacLane Richard Martin Edmund Glover Russell Wade Bob Anderson Michael St. Angel Martha Vickers
marine major captain lieutenant love interest soldier thrilling patriotic melodramatic guadalcanal australia papua new guinea naval base bar hospital world war ii marines war injury military life friendship
A U.S. Marine major tries to keep his captain on the right track through combat on Guadalcanal, training new recruits in San Diego, and a relationship with a WAAAF while on leave in Australia.
War, Drama, History
USA|Canada
2019
138 Minutes
Ed Skrein Patrick Wilson Luke Evans Woody Harrelson Dennis Quaid Mandy Moore Aaron Eckhart Nick Jonas Darren Criss Tadanobu Asano Geoffrey Blake
navy pilot fighter pilot japanese soldier american soldier wife naval officer brooding gripping emotional passionate patriotic spectacular naval base pacific ocean transport ship military base war zone ship world war ii battle of midway
The story of the Battle of Midway, told by the leaders and the sailors who fought it.
Drama, War
China|Hong Kong
1993
102 Minutes
Espen Skjonberg Lars Andreas Larssen Gard Eidsvold Bjørn Sundquist Morten Faldaas Ove Christian Owe
sea captain wife lieutenant resistance fighter retiree colonel frenetic thrilling patriotic emotional norway coast family home countryside front lines telemark, norway world war ii norwegian resistance unlikely hero vigilantism
A pregnant peasant woman seeks redress from the Chinese bureaucracy after the village chief kicks her husband in the groin in this comedy of justice. As she is frustrated by each level of ... See full summary »
War
Italy|France|West Germany|Yugoslavia
1965
136 Minutes
Mario Adorf Anna Karina Marie Laforêt Léa Massari Tomas Milian Rosanna Di Rocco Milena Dravic Guido Alberti Valeria Moriconi Mila Stanic
prostitute lieutenant fascist soldier love interest sergeant engaging gripping tense athens, greece albania truck world war ii military survival journey love prostitution love quest
In WWII, Lieut. Martino and his men are assigned to lead a group of prostitutes through the mountainous ways to serve in brothels for Italian soldiers in Albania.
War
UK
1943
93 Minutes
Walter Fitzgerald Mervyn Johns Ralph Michael Arthur Young Neville Mapp Barry Letts Michael Allen Frederick Piper Herbert Cameron
ship captain sailor engineer officer german soldier patriotic suspenseful fiery tense atlantic ocean ship lifeboat seafaring world war ii battle disaster teamwork leadership escape underdog
The San Demetrio of the title is a British merchant ship in an Atlantic convoy in 1940. Disabled and left to the mercy of patrolling U-boats the crew must keep her afloat and out of harms ... See full summary »
War
USA
1950
98 Minutes
Spencer Tracy James Stewart Sydney Greenstreet Valentina Cortesa John Hodiak Lionel Barrymore Gilbert Roland Roland Winters Richard Loo Lester Matthews Ian MacDonald
journalist adventurer editor government agent girlfriend old friend gritty tense california alcatraz island ship malay peninsula jungle plantation world war ii secret mission friendship patriotism island life smuggling
Newspaperman Royer convinces government officials of a plan to obtain rubber by smuggling it out from under the Japanese. Carnahan is let out of prison to help.
War
Japan
1959
100 Minutes
Eiji Funakoshi Mantaro Ushio Yoshiro Hamaguchi Osamu Takizawa
soldier doctor dark chilling bleak island philippines hospital desertion starvation battle fatigue war survival world war ii quest escape fall 1940s
In the closing days of WWII remnants of the Japanese army in Leyte are abandoned by their command and face certain starvation.
War, Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
Ireland|France|USA|Canada|Belgium|UK
2018
84 Minutes
army recruit dog soldier enemy french officer army officer cheeky heartwarming emotional touching uplifting boot camp france village battlefield cafeteria dog war soldiers world war i
The true story of a stray dog who joins his new master on the battlefields of the First World War. For his valorous actions, Sgt. Stubby is still recognized as the most decorated dog in American history.
Adventure, Drama, Action, War
USA
1957
107 Minutes
nun marines enemy emotional suspenseful island japan cave romance survival friendship escape world war ii rescue transformation love 1940s
During World War II, an American marine and an Irish nun form an unlikely friendship after being stranded on a South Pacific island. They find comfort in one another as the two hope for a rescue.
War, Drama, History
USA|China|UK
2014
134 Minutes
Brad Pitt Shia LaBeouf Logan Lerman Michael Peña Jon Bernthal Jason Isaacs Brad Henke Jim Parrack Xavier Samuel Scott Eastwood Kevin Vance
sergeant soldier crew member nazi commander german brooding confident cool germany england france battlefield united states tank world war ii survival courage nazi hunting friendship
A grizzled tank commander makes tough decisions as he and his crew fight their way across Germany in April, 1945.
War
USA
1965
133 Minutes
George Segal Tom Courtenay James Fox Patrick O'Neal Todd Anderson Sammy Reese Joe Turkel Michael Stroka William Fawcett Denholm Elliott Leonard Rossiter
prisoner of war guard soldier rival friend tense engaging pow camp singapore war friendship survival bribery black market quest rivalry 1940s
Fast-talking wheeler-dealer Corporal King is stuck in a Malaysian P.O.W. camp during World War II and uses bribery and larceny to take de-facto control of the camp.
War
USA
1942
110 Minutes
Tyrone Power Joan Fontaine Thomas Mitchell Henry Stephenson Nigel Bruce Gladys Cooper Philip Merivale Sara Allgood Alexander Knox Queenie Leonard Melville Cooper
aristocratic lady soldier aunt best friend hotel owner father intense patriotic moving england manor military base village dover hotel desertion patriotism class distinctions english society romance
Although she comes from an aristocratic family, beautiful Prudence Cathaway defies convention by joining the WAAFs and becoming romantically involved with an AWOL soldier.
Drama, War
UK
1965
131 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Richard Harris Ulla Jacobsson Michael Redgrave Mervyn Johns Eric Porter
resistance fighter physicist ex-wife uncle british intelligence agent nazi thrilling suspenseful patriotic telemark, norway factory mountain ski slopes river england world war ii resistance fighters atomic bomb secret mission race against time
Norwegian resistance tries to stop German efforts to produce an atomic bomb component during World War II.
Comedy, War, Drama
UK|USA
1969
101 Minutes
Oliver Reed Michael J. Pollard Karin Baal Wolfgang Preiss Helmut Lohner Peter Carsten
prisoner of war soldier englishman elephant escaped convict zookeeper charming cheeky confident endearing fascinating incredible prison camp private zoo alps munich mountain war zone world war ii prison break
A prisoner of war working at a zoo gets the chance to escape from the Germans, so he does and he takes with him the elephant that he's been caring for. Together they head for the Swiss border and freedom.
War
USA|Denmark|Panama|UK
1970
98 Minutes
Martin Potter Jane Seymour Ove Sprogøe Ebbe Rode Helle Virkner Benny Hansen Bendt Rothe Kjeld Jacobsen
ballet instructor jewish refugee family nazi assistant friend bleak chilling dark disturbing gripping intense denmark nazi occupation survival danish resistance jewish people evacuation world war ii discovery
A Jewish family try to escape from Denmark in October 1943 during the German occupation.
War
USA
1961
83 Minutes
Audie Murphy Gary Crosby Dolores Michaels Alejandro Rey Marjorie Stapp Barry Atwater E.J. Andre Dale Ishimoto Lillian Bronson Miriam Colon Pilar Seurat
civilian naval officer guerrilla fighter wife gutsy tense patriotic philippines jungle love triangle world war ii resistance fighters rescue marriage betrayal pursuit rescue love 1940s
In 1941, after the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, American civilian Craig Benson helps organizing the Philippine guerrilla fighters, delivering supplies and evacuating stranded civilians.
War, Drama, History
UK|Netherlands|France|USA
2017
107 Minutes
Fionn Whitehead Tom Glynn-Carney Jack Lowden Harry Styles Aneurin Barnard James D'Arcy Barry Keoghan Kenneth Branagh Cillian Murphy Mark Rylance Tom Hardy
soldier enemy captain pilot chilling emotional gripping inspiring intense beach europe boat world war ii invasion escape battle rescue survival escape rescue
Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.
War
USA
1960
74 Minutes
Van Johnson Jean-Pierre Aumont Dany Carrel
government agent war criminal nazi general sergeant resistance fighter tense suspenseful intense engaging thrilling patriotic france ambush secret identity war crimes world war ii counterespionage resistance fighters escape
An American OSS agent and the French underground attempt to rescue a Nazi general, who is awaiting execution by the Germans, and help him escape to London.